Desi Crunch

Reviews of desi consulting companies.


Articles on various aspects of Consulting world.
Project Relocation: Looking on the Positive Side.
After living in one peaceful small city in East coast for few years, one fine day I came across big opportunity, all the way from sunny California. After moving I realized few important points which i felt like sharing with readers of Desicrunch.
HR Interview Questions
We made a list of common Interview questions asked by Human Resource and asked one friend to quickly answer them.
A Journey from Means to Marriage.
"The Perfect Soulmate". A person who would admire you, not only on your achievements but also on your lost struggles, with whom you would like to share your happiness as well as your sorrow, with whom you would like to spend most of your time, make friendship, fall in love and live with.
Tips On Hassle Free Relocation.
If you are an IT consultant and working with a Desi Company then relocation should be a well known buzz to you, if it has not yet, it would be soon.
How to deal with payroll issues.
Tips on How to deal with payroll issues. To the employees who are not on bench and yet get paid irregularly. Verify the salary and taxes reported on your W-2.
Meet a Fashion Designer from India.
Komal Savaria had joined the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles for an Associate degree in fashion design. Has worked as an associate designer for Chan Luu designing.
Interview: Filmmaker Sudhish kamath
Sudhish kamath is surely in position to throw light on how one can realize dream of film making. Lets know more from Sudhish kamath, a journalist and filmmaker.
How To Crack Telephonic Interview.
Most of the interviews are matching mechanism between the company needs and your experience.There is a deviation between the way most of the Desi take interviews and others (non-desi) take interviews.
Whats Ruby on Rail all about ?
Are you fed up working with your existing technology ?
Are you looking for doing something cool with technology ?
Are you looking for getting higher rate contracts ?
Are you looking to eventually work for some dynamic internet company ?
How To Use Job Websites and more tips.
Case 1: When you are on Project and are not actively looking for new work.
Case 2: When you are actively looking for project
5 Fastest Desi on wheels.
Narain Karthikeyan : October 30 2005, India's ace Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan driving his Jordan at 300 kmph+ speed at Marine Drive (Marine Drive is 2 miles street in south Mumbai along the sea).
10 websites for Consultants.
10 websites you want to visit. immigrationvoice, tadalist, orkut, Wikipedia, Guruji, BillMonk, meebo, digg and more
Interview question: Tell me about sql Optimization?
Alright alirght!!! I know you never expected SQL optimisation on desicrunch.com website. But you know it has been observed that more than 3/4 th of Desi contractors deal with database questions during interview.
How To Keep Consulting Contract Extended.
A successful consultant is one who listens carefully and delivers what is needed. Remember, as a consultant you are by yourself i.e. every single act of yours creates or spoils impression on client
10 Points for Saving Money.
Short term goals or long term planning, nothing works like virtue of saving money. In absence of proper planning, we would end up spending all that we earn. Life is all about ups and downs and keeping some back up for rainy days is extremely important.
Private Pilot License. - Part 1
Ever wondered, if you could fly an aircraft?
Virtue of flying is big one and is achievable. I am using this space to share my personal experience over how I went about doing Private Pilot license course.
Credit Score Problems.
Its very common with Desi on H1b to avoid Debt. We do well and have good salary, many have nice portfolio, but most of us have Zero credit score.
Medical Insurance Simplified.
Employer group coverage vs. individual/individual family plan. HMO vs. PPO. Your family size (with age groups), if any. Pre-existing condition (chronic disease, if any). The doctors/facilities in the neighborhood. Your affordability.
You Know What? You Are Fired!!!
Life is all about good and bad times. Lets talk about bad times in this article. It seems things are not going good. Its time for you to hear that popular but not polite phrase, You are fired!!!
Quick 20 Tips for Mortgage while on H1b.
Mortgage Loan Questions: a well wisher of desicrunch.com team, recently bought a House.
We requested him to answer some of the basic questions a consultant on h1b would have in context of buying a House.
Quick 20 Tips for First travel to USA.
Visa is stamped; you have ticket to travel next month. Pouring in random points in context of: What to bring? What to do? What to avoid?
America aana hain kya ?
This article is targeted for users who are in India and are in process of looking for new Job opportunity in USA.
In Desi Shoes.
As a desi, born and brought up in India, we all have a typical mind set. In all that we do, we involve our family, home and language. We refuse to accept any thing that does not agree with our family, home and/or language.
Your First Car In USA.
New car buying guide. How To Buy Used Cars. Buying from a Private Party. Buying from Dealer. And more tips.
Desi Blending With The Culture.
Typically the Indian or Desi couples/families I have met in US are people who have come here on H1 visa (i.e. work) or F1 visa (i.e. to first study and then work on H1 visa).
Fresh Off The (Desi) Boat.
Stepping on the land of hope and liberty is a dream for all who are born with a human heart and mind. The excitement encroaches all spheres of ones mind the day he/she starts preparing for it. There are hindrances, road-blocks and cumbersome paper works to be done to get the visa (no matter what type) to enter into this country.
Indian But American ?!
Before reaching US, both my husband and I had strong desire to talk to our one year old daughter only in our mother tongue. We thought eventually our daughter will be good in atleast two languages
Migration Boon or Bane.
India has been for the last hundred years, a net emigrant nation. Today, an estimated 20 million people of Indian origin live outside its boundaries and together they have the purchasing power of almost 80% of India's GDP.
Salary's open secret
After one is through with all the client interviews then comes the one of the toughest and confusing part of each consulting employment. That is nothing but salary negotiation with the employer, whether one should choose Salaried employment or Hourly based.
Understand Consulting Job Packages
While working with many consulting companies(both desis and non-desi) over the years, I have realised some of basic commonalities across the board. I would prefer to share some of them with you all there.
H1b
What is an H1B visa?  The H1B visa program is the primary method for bringing in professional level foreign employees to the USA. The H1B visa enables US employers to hire foreign professionals for a specified period of time.
Prevention tips (which is better than Cure) for H1 holders!!
In the recent past so many small computer companies started bringing innocent software professionals to USA by using wrong and illegal operating strategies using H1-B program. Many people suffered a lot because of these small agencies.
How to choose Consulting company
It is hard to find the company history from Dept of Labor or State employment agencies. But it is good to find about your prospective employer thru Internet, contacts, friends living in the US. It is advised not to seek employers just thru Internet search.
What if your employer ask for H1 Application Fee? Is it Legal or Not Legal...find out!!!
After all the costs associated with an H-1B petition are totaled, the sum can be alarming. In order to offset this cost, some employers ask that the beneficiary, the employee who is being hired, reimburse the company in whole or in part. Which costs may and may not be paid by the beneficiary can be a tricky matter.
Department of labour, investigations.
The DOL has been given the authority by Congress to investigate complaints against employers who utilize the H-1b program and allegedly violate the LCA requirements. Essentially, the LCA regulations are designed to protect the U.S. and H-1b worker from unscrupulous practices of U.S. employers as they relate to the hiring and employment of foreign workers under the H-1b program
Have you paid Bond/Deposit money for filing H1b ?
Many desi travell other part of this world to realize their American dream.
They start their journey with few hundred dollars in their pocket.
Medical Insurance Terms
Many people are not familiar with terms used in (medical) insurance policy.
Some of the popular terms explained below.
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